Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1955No. Nos. 6991, 7079PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
These two appeals arise from the single case of Warner Williams, a mental incompetent (hereinafter referred to as Seaman), who by his Committee sues the United States, as owner of the merchant vessel Nelson W. Aldrich, and Moore McCormack Lines, Inc., as general agent for the United States in the operation of this vessel. The suit was commenced as a civil action in admiralty before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on March 30, 1954, against the United States pursuant to the provisions of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Osbourne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- The Bouker No. 2Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- John Barren, an Incompetent, by His Guardian, Henrietta Barren v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Homero Lopez v. Citibank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Teresa Accardi, by Her Guardian Ad Litem, Sam Accardi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Zeidler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
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